Originally Posted by
Atacama40
Now that's a plan! And exactly the sort of thing I was hoping for. Yeah I'm good at accumulating the points and miles but less creative in the 'how to apply them' department.
Are you saying I can use the IHG points to convert to flights? Interested in knowing more about that if I've understood correctly.
And indeed I have a large bag of Amex points which could indeed be used for flights. Yes this is exactly the sort of battle plan I was hoping to see. Could do a whole lot worse than copying that. But very interested to understand more about the points conversion to flights
Great plan....thanks for sharing that
I forgot to mention that IHG to airline miles transfers usually at 5 points to 1 mile but there are certain programs that use a different earning system (such as kilometers) and I would only transfer to a program where I can reasonably get a redemption. Note also how long miles will be valid for; in my example I gave SQ wherein miles go bye bye after 3 years unless you are a PPS club member [requires SG$25,000 in J or F spend in one year].
IHG transfer window is usually 2 to 4 weeks depending on your airline program.